Speed cameras worldwide were plagued by accuracy problems this week. In Scottsdale, Arizona, a black man received a white man’s tickets on five occasions. Because this man happened to be Larry Fitzgerald, one of the top wide receivers in the National Football League, his case was received the attention of TMZ. In five of six automated ticketing photographs mailed to Fitzgerald, who is black, a white man is unquestionably behind the wheel of a Cadillac Escalade.
Posted in Government, Law and Order, News Blog, Traffic
Tagged as Arizona, Crime and Punishment, Larry Fitzgerald, Speed Camera, Traffic
Tagged as Arizona, Crime and Punishment, Larry Fitzgerald, Speed Camera, Traffic
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